Hi Laura
My response would be to consider what your friend wants from this
particular system. If she can live with a small HD, one marginal display
(if it is the stock agp card), and only wants to run 9.2 capable
programs, it's possible that it could run as it is, or with small
changes. But 9.2 alone is limiting. Since she doesn't have the original
disks, as a bare minimum, she'll need to source a suitable OS9.
You also need to consider your (and her) present level of expertise in
refurbishing this particular computer, your willingness to take the time
to research and purchase and experiment and work through the
frustrations, and your tolerable levels of frustration. And of course
the budget she has to spend, and the access you have to replacement
parts. It has been my experience that if your level of expertise is
lower (as mine is), you'll generally need to pay more for the parts to
be sure that what you order is what you need. (the additional cost of
having someone hold your hand). Finding the resources to be allow you to
troubleshoot or specify replacement components that you are not
completely familiar with can be a real problem, as you may encounter
compatibility problems, or worse.
If this is intended to be a learning experience, you've come to the
right place to begin, as the archives cover a lot of the
"transformation" problems you may encounter, and the same people (and
more) that built the archives are willing and able to answer any
questions that you aren't able to locate in the archives or the other
resource sites that they are aware of. Refurbishing can be a rewarding
experience, as you will get a sense of accomplishment that you can't get
by simply writing a check. Be aware that you may run into a situation
that something you may do based on your lack of experience (such as a
lack of proper grounding while handling components), could terminate the
project due to the untimely death of a major component.
Depending on what you choose to do, you should understand that the cost
will rapidly approach (and likely pass) the cost of a mini, depending on
how much the G4 cost and what you want it to do in the end.
More will follow as this message is near the word limit
Glen
Laura Drew wrote:
My neighbor has a g4 tower.
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